Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University; Randy Brooks, Texas A&M University

decision-making. This paperexamines how integrating the development of these professional skills into core engineeringsubjects—such as Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Electrical Circuits—can foster a morecomprehensive and holistic student education. Through the use of problem-based learning andreferencing real-world applications, the approach aims to enhance both technical knowledge andessential soft skills. The paper also explores alternative assessment methods that extend beyondtraditional exams to evaluate competencies crucial for professional success. By aligningengineering curricula with industry expectations, and supporting faculty development in this area,the study offers a framework for curriculum design that strengthens both

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Oswald Beiler, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

• Climate change Public Policy case study • Applying public Application policy to real world engineering issues Figure 1- Overview of Concepts Revisited to Prepare for Public Policy Discussion Public Policy Course Application After the topics of leadership, sustainability, and ethics are

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Changing How We Teach: Flipping, Project-Based Learning, and More!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jes Barron, United States Military Academy; Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; James Klosky, United States Military Academy

undergraduate seniors, the students were primarily familiar with traditional pedagogies –receiving new material in class and working on a homework out of class. To set conditions forimplementing the three pedagogies examined in this study, students were made aware of thecourse design via a two-page description in the syllabus, a question on the first homeworkassignment asking the students to describe the course in their own words, and through repeatedverbal reminders by the instructor throughout the semester.Problem-Based LearningTwo versions of problem-based learning were implemented in the course – daily homeworkproblems, and large real-world problems.Homework ProblemsHomework problems are not typically thought of as problem-based learning; however

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl Doyle

Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education” correct method to solve this problem but since it is only an approximation heats of combustion are used)It is hoped that the above examples show how application of chemical principles in theHandling Hazardous Material course are used in real-world problems. The students arenot only exposed to new concepts such as threshold limit values, flammability limits, etc.,but also must review and use chemical concepts that they have not used for a year or two.1 Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals with Applications, Crowl, Daniel A. and Louvar, Joseph F.;Prentice Hall PTR, second edition, 2002.DARYL J. DOYLE, Ph. D

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Bevill, Colorado Mesa University; Kelly Bevill, Colorado Mesa University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

how it related to class and expanded on things we learned  Lab was applicable to situations everyone is familiar with  The relationship to real-world applications  I enjoyed using real-world data that we could gather ourselves again in the future  Real-life relevance to concepts presented in class  Real-world concept problems tend to help with understanding and reasoning  Taking real-world data and generating other useful data is helpful to my learning style Page 26.1377.9  I like examples where I may apply for my own experiments  Instructions were clear but still made me think things

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tania Celli Machet, The University Of Sydney; David Lowe, The University of Sydney

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Development: A Prototype Mobile Application for the Rapid Development, Deployment and Sharing of Laboratory Experiments.AbstractLaboratory activities are ubiquitous in schools and universities and allow students toinvestigate the relationship between real-world phenomena and theoretical models in acontrolled setting. As well as traditional ‘hands-on’ laboratories, both simulations andincreasingly remote laboratories are widely used and their educational benefits have beensupported by the research. Despite the prevalence of laboratories across educationalprograms, both the number of new experiments being designed and the sharing of the designof these new experiments has been more limited than might be considered desirable.However

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Delia Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University; Marcelo Augusto Leal Alves, University of São Paulo; Brendan P. Sullivan, New Mexico State University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

. The challenge is to create educational environments that fostercomprehensive training that includes meaningful connections to the real world of work, whilefacilitating the development of self-efficacy beliefs and soft skills all leading to the competencynecessary for the job market and employers’ expectations (Harris, J. G, et al, 2013). As stated byClark (2012), higher education must enhance the employability and work readiness of itsgraduates by helping the students to transfer the knowledge gained in the classrooms intosituations in the labor market (Clark, S. 2012). Employability has been recognized as a lifelongprocess that supports students’ development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors whichwill enable them to be successful

Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Kattia Chang, Cañada College; Karina Abad, Cañada College; Ricardo Jesus Colin, Canada College; Charles Tolentino, University of California, Merced; Cameron Malloy, University of California, Berkeley; Alex David, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

identify the user’s intended movement, and make decisions to control externaldevices and applications. EMG-based gesture recognition has great potential to allow intuitiveand natural control of many applications such as prostheses, assistive robots, and virtual inputdevices. However, to apply EMG-controlled systems in practice, some challenges still remain.The system needs to be low-cost, portable, real-time, and robust. Moreover, a large amount ofdata needs to be obtained, stored, and processed in order to provide accurate and reliable gesturerecognition. The goal of our research was to develop an Android mobile application for EMG-based hand gesture recognition that meets these requirements. Additionally, a cloud computingframework, using Amazon

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Jeongjin Park, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Bhavana Kotla, Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Programs

posting characteristics lead to the highest number of applicants?2. Background2.1 Virtual InternshipsInternships provide students with opportunities to learn and apply the knowledge and skillslearned to achieve desirable outcomes; also, internships are essential, and the programs allowstudents to develop professional skills [4]. Traditional in-person internships are rare to come byfor students, it has [1]significant challenges, such as inadequate mentorship for students duringinternships, some do not provide opportunities for the students to engage in real-world problems,and the college calendar varies across institutions [5]. [1]This requires new methods of internshipopportunities for students, such as a virtual internship. A virtual internship

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Ryan Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

opportunities for students. Students with various majors are forced to worktogether and make connections between theories taught in the classroom and real-world designapplications—improving their understanding. Connections among the disciplines drawn from inthis program can be seen in Figure 2. These connections are forged and experienced by both thefaculty teaching the program and the students in it.Figure 2. This Venn diagram indicates the connections among the different subject areas withinthe course and the expertise area of the faculty.For instance, in science the goal of creating models is to predict the world around us.Communication models rely on being able to predict human behaviors and responses. However,there is an overlap in that both

Conference Session

Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Ikenna Q. Ezealah, Clemson University; Christopher Ciuca, SAE International; Meghan M. Stoyanoff, SAE International

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

paired withgoal setting, observations and reflections to build understanding, testing, application of ideas,and presentation. This structure suggests an experiential learning framework where students takean active role in applying their knowledge to authentic, real-world learning experiences.Experiential learning is “the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation ofexperience. Knowledge results from the combination of grasping and transforming experience”(Kolb, 1984, p.41). This theory also has strong foundations in cognitive learning (Piaget, 1964)and pragmatism (Dewey, 1933). Kolb’s (1984) learning cycle explains learning as a cycle ofconcrete experiences, reflective observations, abstract conceptualization (analysis

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Wroblewski, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the broad nature of mechanical engineering, this compartmentalizedapproach can lead to a fractured understanding of the discipline. It also doesn’t map well ontoreal-world engineering problems that are best solved through an understanding of the integrationand interaction of the various core concepts. In addition, material retention can suffer due to thelack of connectivity among various core topics.Coherent Application Threads (CATs) are meant to address this issue. CATs are specificengineering application examples that are woven through the fabric of the ME curriculum,exposing students to the varied aspects of one application in the context of core ME principlescovered in engineering science coursesThis paper will describe the concept of

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 9 - Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

first-year students as well as courses within the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Teacher of First-Year Students Award and is interested in research that complements and informs her teaching.Courtney Pfluger (Teaching Professor) Dr. Courtney Pfluger took a position in Fall 2011 as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University as a part of the First Year Engineering Faculty and affiliated Faculty in the Chemical Engineering Department. Dr. Pfluger redesigned and piloted the first-year curriculum which included engineering design and computational problem solving using the Engineering Grand Challenges as real-world applications of global issues. She

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Vladimir A Labay, Gonzaga University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

simple circuitsbased on given specifications. The lab component of the course emphasizes competence in thesimulation of circuits with PSPICE, safely constructing electric circuits, and obtainingexperimental data through bench measurements using oscilloscopes and digital multi-meters.The course is required for students majoring in Electrical, Computer, and MechanicalEngineering, Engineering Education, and is an elective course for Civil Engineering students.Depending on their major, students are introduced to the subject of electronics in a separatecourse (if at all). This leaves the students with the question of “How does the theory and analysismethods learned in electric circuits class relate to real-world applications?”The authors believe a

Collection

2022 CIEC

Authors

Grant Richards; Nicole Otte

laboratoryrequires industry insight and expertise to ensure that applications, technologies, configurations,and use cases align with standards and industry trajectory.Purdue University and Endress+Hauser USA have a well-established history of partnering toincrease awareness of the process sector and deliver improved learning experiences capable ofpresenting real-world challenges in the classroom and laboratory [3]. The first collaboration wasin 2014 with a capstone project, the Purdue Integrated Process Education System (PIPES). Thefully operational system was designed and constructed during a yearlong capstone projectundertaken by senior students in Purdue’s Manufacturing Engineering Technology degreeprogram, later serving as a teaching and learning tool

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Behin Elahi

contentseamlessly integrates with the real-world environment. This technology operates by overlayingcomputer-generated information, such as images, text, or 3D models, onto the physicalsurroundings in real-time. AR adds a layer of digital content to the existing physical world [1],[2].On the other hand, VR immerses users in a completely simulated environment. VR is defined asa computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional environment, accessible for explorationand interaction by users via application of hardware such as VR headsets or other immersive Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Shanelle M. Harris; LeeRoy Bronner

applied to terms the results of the without saying how it is to be done. This abstraction makes⇒, ⇔) whereas the quantifiers are ∃ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∀. Beckert [9]relationship can be either true or false. The standard formal specifications useful in developing real world systems.” Thereby an event-based modeling language, system operations are modeled in a discrete sequence of events inprovides the symbol definitions below in descending order of time. Each event occurs at a particular instant in time and mayoperator precedence: or may not

Conference Session

Seeking Resilience and Learning to Thrive Through Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Cesar Silva de Freitas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zachary James Beyer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

by thefollowing enduring outcomes: (1) understanding engineering as an approach to solving real-world problems; (2) learning professional skills and applying these skills to local developmentchallenges; (3) empowering learners to become agents of change within their community; and(4) facilitating access to higher education experiences for refugee learners.Recruitment The course took place in a shared space where other events and classes occurred at differenttimes. We planned the course to be three months long, by having two sessions per week each onelasting 2 hours. Originally, the course was created to support 15 tertiary students aged from 18years old and up. Given the massive interest in taking this course, we increased the number

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University; James Jay Jaurez, National University; Nelson Altamirano, National University

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

understand and anticipate the potentialimplications of actions on environmental elements surrounding practical engineering challengesthrough trend analysis and descriptive statistics. Solar energy output and a state-by-state analysisof the potential for renewable energy sources in the United States provided the essential data forthe initial case study, allowing for interpolating and extrapolating data from real-world examples(Aginako & Guraya, 2021). Using the Excel toolset, students could see the statistical outcomesand forecasts using regression, which allowed them to visualize the potential benefits andchallenges of various decisions. Students could also dynamically evaluate the impact of specificresource decisions and engineering

Conference Session

Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Alexander Danial Manasseh, Prometheus Education, Inc; Asher Michael Smith; William Miceli, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Shiv D Panjwani; Cierra Sparks; Joseph Anthony Alequin; Joshua Lee Dankson, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Cody David Clarke; Nicholas James Maskiell; Nathalie Vazquez, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Marco Alan Schoener, SENAET

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

school students to pursue degrees in STEM-based fields atuniversity levels. The authors tried to accomplish that by providing the students early knowledgeon subjects related to STEM and hence help them with admission into universities. Students inthis study were able to better understand the STEM concepts and use them in the projectactivities and students showed an ability to use STEM concepts to solve real world engineeringproblems.6Student-teachers reviewed a Clarkson University science and engineering camp with a goal of Page 24.1286.9creating a unique environment for students between the grades of 7 and 12 to provideopportunities for students

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University; Hui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2010-521: EVALUATING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ WEBCOMMUNICATION COMPETENCY ON MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS ANDINFLUENTIAL FACTORS THROUGH INTERNATIONALINDUSTRY-ACADEMY COLLABORATION BY USING GLOBAL ACACERTIFICATIONHsinPiao Hsu, Kainan UniversityHui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University Page 15.534.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Evaluating University Students’ Web CommunicationCompetency on Multimedia Applications and Influential Factorsthrough International Industry-Academy Collaboration by Using Global ACA CertificationAbstract Through international industry-academy collaboration with Certiport andAdobe Certified Associate (ACA), using data mining from

Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Wayne State University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Wayne State University; Lucian Cioca, University Lucian Blaga, Sibiu Romania

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

availability all over the world and the scarcity of oil and coalresources. The exploitation of renewable resources is also increasingly in demand by thepublic in order to expand the durability of fossil energy reserves and resources and todecrease harmful energy-related gas emissions. These facts make energy resourcesattractive for many applications. Of the many alternatives, the “Hybrid Power Systems”,where two or more power generation devices are combined to create a synergy withattributes that exceed the sum of the individual components has been considered apromising option toward meeting the continually increasing energy demands and theenvironmental concerns. “Hybrid Power Systems” are power generation systems inwhich a heat engine such as gas

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rebekah J. Hammack, Montana State University; Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University; Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

to science andmathematics. Thus, the aim of the current study was to examine the use of the Draw-An-Engineer and Applications of Mathematics and Science (DEAMS) instrument and associatedscoring rubric (DEAMS-R) for eliciting elementary teachers’ perceptions about the work ofengineers and the ways that engineers use mathematics and science.Background LiteratureEngineering EducationEngineering education has become increasingly prevalent in elementary schools during the yearssince the release of NGSS. Engaging in engineering learning activities can be a means forstudents to learn mathematics and science and make connections between school science andmathematics and real world science and mathematics[3]. One area where there is still much to

Conference Session

Computers in Education 10 - Technology 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

an easier platform to learn codingbasics, and freshman can use it to solve real-world problems [2], even if they do not have muchprogramming or engineering experience [3]. The MATLAB environment is more user-friendlyfor students and its graphical tools aid student understanding and enthusiasm for the subjectmatter [4]. Standard freshman courses are taught in traditional and inverted [5] formats.Despite the attractive benefits of using MATLAB to teach computational methods in freshmancourses, particularly by solving real-world problems, a few challenges remain. For one, studentsencounter the combined burden of learning how to code and learning how to think because“students do not yet employ a systematic approach to problem solving” [6]. This

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah J. Christian, Carnegie Mellon University; Chad Hershock, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Cameron Melville, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

real-worldproblems gives the students an understanding of how their experimental work relates to theirother courses and the world in general, which provides context and may increase motivation.Given the workload, a best practice may be implementing these methods incrementally ratherthan implementing a wholesale change in a course.The guided inquiry-based methods applied in this materials lab course can be applied in all typesof classes, but methods are most easily transferable to laboratory, design, and problem-basedproject courses. For future iterations of this course, we are redesigning the two structuredinquiry-based labs using guided inquiry approaches and will be continuing to collect data toassess their effectiveness.I. IntroductionLab

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

apply the designprocess with design iteration), teamwork, communication skills, and it incorporated courseworkthat was linked to real-world multi-disciplinary engineering problems. The course structure thathas been utilized involved two relatively independent parts. It began by introducing theengineering design process as well as basic engineering skills, tools, and software for the first 6-7 weeks, and ended with a 7-8 week multidisciplinary, hands-on, team design project. Studentslearned the concepts needed for the project during the first half of the semester, but they did nothave to connect concepts from one unit to the next until the final design project in the secondhalf of the semester. This structure was originally implemented to

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

is Engineering is systematically engaging in the practice ofengineering? What makes design to achieve solutions for specific problems. Engineersengineering different from apply their understanding of the natural world (scientificother disciplines?) knowledge) to design solutions for real world problems. This endeavor results in new technologies. In the K-12 context, “science” is generally taken to mean the traditional natural sciences: physics, chemistry, biology, and (more recently) earth, space, and environmental sciences… We use

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Operatecomponents of the program, and then respond to an open-ended component regarding whatworked and what did not work well in that respect. Figure 7 shows students’ response to howsatisfactorily the prize challenge helped them participate in all four components of the model. Figure 7: Student satisfaction with the CDBO components of the pedagogical model. Page 23.87.11Co-create/CollaborationSince the summer camp required collaboration between team members located at two differentlocations, it was important to measure how different collaboration tools performed. Studentsused free video conferencing application like Skype to communicate in real time

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaping Li, University of Michigan; Maartje E. D. Van Den Bogaard, Iowa State University; Lea Marlor, University of Michigan; Laura Carroll, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

faced while transiting their courses to online environments. Ourresults provide additional detail, the underlying reasons, and potential strategies that instructorshad applied.There are three main implications. First, STEM instructors should have access to on-demand andtailored support for online delivery and technical skills, applicable to their level of experience.For instance, our STEM instructors shared using real-time feedback to gather information onstudents’ learning progress in in-person classrooms, yet this method was less successful in onlineenvironments. Instructors need support in learning how to ensure their students are learning andsucceeding in online settings. Second, institutions should provide technical support for bothfaculty

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2010-382: CREATION OF A GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT: APPLICATION OF BASIC SIX SIGMA PRINCIPLES TOCURRICULUM DESIGNAnoop Desai, Georgia Southern University Dr. Anoop Desai received his BS degree in Production Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics.Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College Dr. Jean-Claude Thomassian received his BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical